Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-28

Spicy Manner.
Commader Fairchild Of the g. A. r., has
appointed the National committee for the
Grant memorial, consisting of one member
for each department.
It is said that Secretary Bayard first ascer-
tanned that Hebrew was not Objectionable
to Turkey before Oscar Straus was appointed
minister to that country.
Messrs Stayner and Ives, who negotiated
the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton pur-
chase, have. bought the Dayton q Delphos
Narrow-guagA
Maurice Giau IS In Jail in Quebec, and has
not been allowed to give bail, so he says, but
must remain incarcerated till his creditors
bills are paid
Senator Sherman has been offered 900
for his one hundred acres at Findlay, for
which he paid $4,000 a month ago. Tho
piece il held at 100000.
Mrs. Margaret Arnold, of New Holland,
o., will soon be 100 years old; Mrs Eliza
beth Hillard of Iowa, III, and Mrs. Susan
Bailey, of Dakota, is SO. They are sisters.
= Philip F. Bearling a discharged colored
waiter at the Palmer house. Chicago entered
the dining room while the guests were at
dinner and shot Charles +. Jordan, the head
waiter
A difficulty between different branches Of
labor employed in handling cotton in New
Orleans has caused temporary stoppage Of
| the cotton presses and the movement OF cot
ton in that city
Detective John b. Hinkle, OF Cincinnati,
whowellt to Houston, Texas, with requisition
papers for Grace. Gardner, the procuress, is
coming back unsuccessful, as the woman was
| too well protected in Houston.
Benjamin Ball. an old and respected citi-
zen Of Portsmouth, Of, was shot and killed
| by q sixteen year-old boy, the son At one OF
Y his tenants, who had been demonstrated with
for destroying the owners fence
Judge Fitzgerald, of the police court Of
Cincinnati, sent Elliott Young to the work
house for defending his wife Learning the
mistake through the wife, the judge has or
dered Elliott before him for retrial.
L Carter IL Harrison declines d lenomina-
Ition for mayor Of Chicago, and declares he
has been opposed by the representatives of
the administration at Washington, and has
been charged with treachery by political
friend.
Adam Ochs and Daniel Wren, two more
allegel Chicago boodlers, have been ar
Hrested j. Z. Van Pelt the supposed leauer
lof the gang, has been indicted, out not yet
larrested His old followers are in consterna-
ition lest he has squealed.
1t is announced in st. Louis that the
Knights OF Labor have branch organiza-
tion called the progressive committee, and
that one importanG feature OF the commit
tees work il the handling Of the political sit
nation il affects the knights.
- A dispatch from New York states that
/ Capt. s. s. Brown has backed three Of his
horses to win about 100000 III the ant.-p post
books VIZ. Rightaway in the Kentucky
Derby, Bob Usher in the Suburban and Blua
i Wing III the Brooklyn handicap
The Illinois house adopted resolution in
structin5 the auditor Of public accounts to
issueno more warrants 10 H. w. Rocker az
\ Co, for public printing, and instructing tito
state treasurer TO cash no warrants until u
special committee had investigated the print
ing contracts.
At Providence, r. T., John G. Rovelto,
who was watching with sick man, was
killed by the invalid's nephew, who was in
/ furiated with drink. Rovelto was fifty seven
/ years OF age, and was the only known repre-
sentative OF the Malay race in that city, nav
ing been kidnapped By All American vessel
owner IN his youth.
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